Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1937;19:1065-1076.
© 1937 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
STUDIES IN BONE FORMATION: THE EFFECT OF THE LOCAL PRESENCE OF CALCIUM SALTS ON OSTEOGENESIS
A. R. SHANDS JR. M.D.1
1 The Orthopaedic Department of Duke Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
1. In defects in the ulna of the dog, calcium salts appear to stimulate bone formation.
2. In operations upon the spine, calcium salts in the form of calcium glycerophosphate do not stimulate bone formation and appear rather to exert an inhibiting influence.